Textile Moth Sculpture

Name: Textile Moth Sculpture
Start: 2025-05-23T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-23T15:30:00+01:00
Location: Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JL Taunton, United Kingdom

Schedule

Fri May 23 2025 at 10:30 am to 03:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JL Taunton, United Kingdom | Taunton, EN

Unleash your creativity and craft a stunning textile moth sculpture.
Use fabric, wool beads, and wire to shape your moth, then add intricate details with hand embroidery. A small amount of machine sewing is involved, but no prior experience is needed. All materials and equipment are provided.
Please bring along a packed lunch or enjoy a hot meal from the Theatre Café.
About the workshop leader:
Beth Philpot is a textile artist working from her home studio in the heart of mid Devon.
She uses a wide variety of techniques including embroidery, applique, fabric dying, beading and wirework to create one-off pieces of art and jewellery. Living in such a beautiful place she is spoilt for choice for inspiration – moor, coast, wild hedgerows, woodland, and a patch of wildflower meadow in her garden.
She trained and worked as a costume maker for theatre and film where she became particularly interested in embellishment, colour, and decorative work. A move back to the South West meant a change from costume work but provided plenty of inspiration and allowed her to combine her love of textiles and the natural world.